| | |  News from Around Banderas Bay | June 2009 
USA and Mexico in Pole Position for Dubai - Day 3
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June 19, 2009
| | Rosales celebrates one of his goals with the home crowd in Puerto Vallarta (BSWW/David Diaz) | |
A five-star performance by pocket striker Morales led the USA to a 6-1 win against Costa Rica and top spot in Group B. The Americans' arguments were far too much for Los Ticos, who, despite today's loss are still in the running to clinch a berth for the global showpiece as they were already qualified for the semis after yesterday’s victory over Bahamas.
“This is a great result for us. Our first aim was to finish as first in our group to try to avoid Mexico in the semi finals. Now we can totally focus on tomorrow’s game, hoping our opponent will be El Salvador to get another chance to show that we’ve improved and deserve to go to the World Cup”, said Morales after the US victory.
El Tri completed the semifinals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier CONCACAF Puerto Vallarta after defeating El Salvador 4-1. Ramon Raya’s pupils looked very concentrated throughout the game and didn’t let any complications come onto the scene. Mexico finds them in pole position for Dubai as they face a theoretically weaker Costa Rica side for a spot in the final tomorrow.
Results and match schedule (GMT -6)
Wed 17.06.09 1 1700 USA 6 x 2 Bahamas
2 1815 Mexico 10 x 0 Canada
Thu 18.06.09 3 1700 Costa Rica 3 x 0 Bahamas
4 1815 El Salvador 8 x 6 Canada
Fri 19.06.09 5 1700 USA 6 x 1 Costa Rica
6 1815 Mexico 4 x 1 El Salvador
SEMI-FINALS*
Sat 20.06.09 7 5th & 6th Place 15h45 Canada vs. Bahamas
8 (Semi-final 1) 17h00 USA vs. El Salvador
9 (Semi-final 2) 18h15 Mexico vs. Costa Rica
*the order of Semi-finals kick-off times may be altered by the Organizing Committee
PLAY-OFF FOR THIRD / FOURTH PLACE & FINAL
Sun 21.06.09 10 (Play-off 3rd/4th) 17h30 Loser M7 vs. Loser M8
11 (Final) 18h45 Winner M7 vs. Winner M8
The six countries playing the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Qualifier CONCACAF Puerto Vallarta were drawn into two groups. The top two teams from each of them will qualify for the semi finals. The two finalists will be the CONCACAF representatives at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009, which will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from November 16-22.
Click HERE to see the full report in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format
 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009
Follow this year's competition from around the world on the road leading up to the final championship matches in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this November 16th-22nd, the host country for the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. |
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